Photo from CNOOC & Shell Petrochemicals Co. Ltd.
CSPC petrochemical complex, Guangdong Province, China
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Shell-CNOOC JV approves Huizhou Phase 3 ethylene, specialty chemicals expansion

Jan. 15, 2025
Shell Nanhai BV and CNOOC have taken final investment decision to proceed with the proposed third major expansion of ethylene production capacity at the CSPC petrochemical complex...

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Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA.
Petrobras' RNEST refinery.
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Petrobras plans capacity increase at RNEST refinery

April 21, 2023
Petrobras has let a contract for the proposed modernization of existing units at Train 1 of the operator’s original nameplate-capacity 130,000-b/d Refinaria Abreu e Lima refinery...
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Phillips 66 adds Sweeny fractionation capacity

Nov. 1, 2022
Phillips 66 completed Sweeny Frac 4 at its Sweeny refinery complex in Old Ocean, Tex. The NGL fractionator, which achieved full rates in early October, adds 150,000 b/d of processing...
Photo from OMV Petrom.
OMV Petrom SA's Petrobrazi refinery in the southeast region of Romania.
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OMV Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery to expand production capacity

Oct. 13, 2022
OMV Petrom SA, Bucharest, is doubling aromatics production at its 4.5-million tpy Petrobrazi refinery in southeast Romania, near Ploiesti City, building a new 100,000-tpy aromatics...
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EIA: Asia, Middle East refining projects could add 2.9 million b/d capacity by end 2023

Aug. 2, 2022
In Asia and the Middle East, at least nine refinery projects beginning operations or scheduled to come online before end 2023 could add 2.9 million b/d of global refinery capacity...
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IEA: Global refinery capacity increases gather pace in 2023

June 23, 2022
After posting its first decline in 30 years during 2021, global refining capacity will increase 1 million b/d this year and a further 1.6 million b/d in 2023, the International...